Canal bridges no. 59 (SK 0786 1642) and 60 (SK079 164)

Both of these bridges are what is known as accommodation (or occupation) bridges. Before the canal was built there was an existing right of way, (rather than a public road), and the canal company were required to preserve the right of way as part of the conditions for obtaining the land for building the canal. The canal was opened in 1777 so these bridges would have been built in 1776 or 1777. They are made of red brick with a stone coping and a towpath. Swept wings terminated in piers at all four corners. Both have minor brick repairs and part of the coping on No. 60 has been replaced by concrete. Bridge No. 60 is built into stone banks of a cutting.

Bing satellite view with permission from Microsoft Corporation
Bridge No. 59
Bing satellite view with permission from Microsoft Corporation
Bridge No. 60 aka Church Bridge
Tim Heaton/Trent & Mersey Canal Bridge/ CC BY-SA 2.0

The tunnel and the other canal bridges are not listed but they are on the Staffordshire HER records.